Art, literature & historyHands of Fate
1960
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Engraving from an acetate plate on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 16.9 × 10.7 cm (6 11/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 15.4 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1998.486
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Hands of Fate — Carl Hoeckner. 1960.
Medium: Engraving from an acetate plate on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 16.9 × 10.7 cm (6 11/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 15.4 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.